Nguyen Thanh Trung

VietNamNet Bridge - Over 20 mammoth multibillion dollar foreign-invested projects have been licensed in the country, with 11 in 2008 alone. These include 13 real estate and steel projects, many of which have had their licenses revoked or are still on paper only.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several years ago, Nguyen Thanh Trung decided to return home in Dong Nai Province to breed insects and lizards after he could not earn enough as a photocopy machine repairman in HCMC. Trung used his family’s land to build an insect breeding facility in the province’s Dinh Quan District.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won his fifth straight gold medal in the ongoing Para Games in Incheon, South Korea yesterday (Oct 23), putting him in the running for the best athlete award.

The Vietnamese team was placed seventh after the first day of official competitions (October 19) at the ongoing Asian Para Games 2014 in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, with two gold, five silver and one bronze medals.

Vietnamese athletes will compete in six sports at the second Asian Para Games to be held in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, from October 18-24, according to the Vietnam Sports Association for Disabled Athletes (VSAD).